The Wheeling-Ohio County Airport is located eight miles north of downtown Wheeling, off of WV Route 2. Though this airport is open for public use, no commercial airlines service it. The closest commercial service is located at Pittsburgh International Airport, which is approximately 40 miles northeast of Wheeling in Western Pennsylvania.

Interstate 70 is the primary route for reaching Wheeling from the east or west. Travelers in Northern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania can reach Wheeling via OH Route 7 or WV Route 2. Wheeling can be reached from Southern Ohio and Southern West Virginia via WV Route 2, or Interstate 79 and Interstate 77 for points further south. U.S. Route 250, U.S. Route 40, and WV Route 88 are other major highways that pass through Wheeling.

The nearest passenger rail service is in Pittsburgh, PA, and is provided by Amtrak's Pennsylvanian and Capitol Limited routes. Wheeling can then be reached by car or connecting bus service provided by Amtrak.

Greyhound Bus Lines. The city's bus station is located in the Intermodal Center Garage at 1405 Main Street in downtown Wheeling. Two daily services are available from Pittsburgh. Greyhound in Wheeling can be reached at the phone number +1 304 232-1500.

Car is by far the most efficient way to get around Wheeling. Traffic in Wheeling is non-existent, outside of congestion related to road construction or vehicle accidents, so driving through Wheeling can be accomplished with a great deal of ease.

Interstate 70 runs east to west through the city, and provides primary access to all of the area's major roadways. I-70 enters the city by crossing a back channel of the Ohio River at Wheeling Island (Exit 0), providing access to U.S. Route 40, and the Wheeling Island Racetrack & Casino. I-70 then crosses the main channel of the Ohio River, entering downtown Wheeling, and then continues east through Wheeling Tunnel.

U.S. Route 40 (Old National Road) is the main commercial thoroughfare in Wheeling, traveling east to west through the city, and has several interchanges with I-70. State road 2 is Wheeling's primary north to south road, running roughly parallel to the Ohio River the entire length of the city. Route 2 is a limited-access freeway south of downtown, and becomes a two-lane surface street north of downtown. Interstate 470 is a spur to I-70 that begins in the Elm Grove section of the city (Exit 5A), and spurs south, crossing the Ohio River in the South Wheeling section of the city, and merging with I-70 outside of St. Clairsville, Ohio (Exit 219).

A local public bus system (the Wheeling-Ohio Valley Regional Transportation Authority) [1] operates daytime bus service through most of the city, but service times and frequency are very limited. they may be reached at the phone number +1 304 232-2190.

Victorian Wheeling, 823-R Main St, ☎+1 304-233-1600, toll-free: +1-800-SEE-1870 (733-1870). Wheeling contains more Victorian architecture than any other city in the US, much of it having undergone extensive restoration. Tours available 1 to 3PM Saturday and Sunday, from May through December, beginning every half-hour from the Hess House at 811 Main Street. High tea and meals also available in a Victorian dining room. In early October, an open house is held in which Victorian buildings and private homes are made available to tour. Tours $3 - $8, meals $12 - $17.

Eckhart House, 810 Main Street, +1 304-232-5439 or +1-888-700-0118. Called Wheeling's "Crown Jewel", Eckhart House is a restored 1892 three-story Queen Anne town home with most of its original architectural features intact. Gift shoppe on-site. Tours are available 1 to 3:30PM Wednesday through Saturday for $3. Parlor teas available.

40.064229-80.7217791West Virginia Independence Hall, 1528 Market St, ☎+1 304-238-1300. Open 10AM to 4PM Monday through Saturday. Called the "birthplace of West Virginia" because the Wheeling Convention was held here in 1861, during which 32 counties in Virginia voted to secede and join the Union. Restored interiors, an interpretive video, audio tours, authentically-costumed guided tours, and an exhibition on West Virginia's statehood featuring dramatic displays with period artifacts.(updated Nov 2016)

[dead link]Wheeling Suspension Bridge. The first bridge to span the Ohio River, built in 1849 with a length of 1,010 feet, which was largely responsible for the influx of people to the area. At the time of its construction, it was the largest suspension bridge in the world, although that title was quickly usurped in 1851 by the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge. It remains, however, the oldest vehicular suspension bridge still in use.

The Ohio River riverfront is flanked by the 11-mile lighted Wheeling Heritage Trail if you want to walk, jog, rollerblade or bike by the water's edge. At the boat landing is Wheeling Heritage Port, an award-winning riverfront amphitheater that hosts events between May and October, like band concerts, holiday celebrations, an Italian festival, a chili cook-off and movie nights.

Capitol Music Hall, 1015 Main St, toll-free: +1-800-624-5456. A 1928 movie theatre - the oldest and largest in West Virginia - which is home to the second-oldest country music program in the country, Jamboree USA. Weekly country music shows on Saturday night, touring Broadway musicals. Dinner show packages available.

Prabhupada's Palace of Gold, ☎+1 304-843-1812. Palace Road off US-250. Guided tours available from 10AM to 8PM April through August, and 10AM to 5PM September through March. Located in a community called New Vrindaban, founded in 1968, which is a replica of Vrindaban in India. The Palace of Gold has been called "America's Taj Mahal". Gift shop, organic vegetable garden, snack bar, health shop, and award-winning rose garden on-site. Guest lodge and cottages available. Admission $6.

West Virginia Penitentiary Tours, 818 Jefferson Ave, ☎+1 304-845-6200. In Moundsville. Tu-Su 10AM-4PM, April through November. Completed in 1876 and operating as a maximum-security prison until 1995, the penitentiary has a violent and bloody history, as well as reportedly one of the highest levels of paranormal activity in the United States. Day tours offered hourly (arrive 15 minutes early), night tours available from midnight to 6AM for groups of 20 people or more, and ghost hunts with a qualified paranormal investigator available periodically from 8PM to 6AM. Ghost hunting classes also available. Admission $500 for group night tours, $50 for ghost tours, $15 for dungeon of horrors.

Wheeling Nailers, 1315 Main St, ☎+1 304-234-4625. Part of the East Coast Hockey League, the Nailers play October through April at the WesBanco Arena in downtown Wheeling. The Nailers are the "AA" minor league affiliate of the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers. Tickets start at only $10.

Ohio Valley Greyhounds, 1144 Market St. The area's National Indoor Football League team, which plays at the WesBanco Arena in downtown Wheeling.

Good Zoo and Planetarium. Over 80 species of animals from North America, South America and Africa, nestled in 30 acres of flowers, trees, hills, and valleys. Also features an indoor Discovery Lab where kids can learn about animals; a barn petting zoo with llamas, donkeys, deer and other animals; a 1.5-mile train ride past the ostrich exhibit; a wetlands walk; and a planetarium with family programs and an annual Astronomy Day.

Schrader Center[dead link]. An environmental center constructed with environmentally-sensitive building products using environmentally-correct building processes. Includes an exhibit hall, bird observation areas, a children's awareness area, and programs throughout the year.

Oglebay Institute Glass Museum[dead link]. Over 3,000 examples of Wheeling glass made from 1829 to 1939. A highlight is the Sweeney Punch Bowl, the largest piece of cut lead crystal ever made, at five feet tall and 225 pounds. The Carriage House Glass gift shop offers the area's largest selection of West Virginia decorative glass.

Fostoria Glass Museum. 6th Street at Tomlinson Avenue in Moundsville, +1 304-845-9188. Open 1 to 4PM Wednesday through Saturday; closed December through February. Dedicated to the products of Fostoria Glass, which moved to Moundsville in 1891 until it was forced to close in 1986.

40.014165-80.7428792National Imperial Glass Museum, 3200 Belmont St (Across the river from Wheeling), ☎+1 740-671-3971. In Bellaire OH. Open 11AM to 3PM Thursday through Saturday, from April to October. Features an extensive array of Imperial glassware, including Candlewick, Carnival and glassware donated by the National Imperial Glass Collectors Society and the former Bellaire Glass Museum.(updated Nov 2016)

Wymer's General Store Museum, 1400 Main St, ☎+1 304-232-1812. In the Artisan Center. Open 11AM to 7PM Monday through Thursday, 11AM to 9PM Friday and Saturday, and Sunday by appointment. General store representing the 1800s to the present, with items made in Wheeling. Gift shop on-site.

Marx Toy Museum, 915 Second St, ☎+1 304-845-6022. In Moundsville. Open 11AM to 5PM Thursday through Sunday, April through December. Dedicated to preserving the beauty and the history of Marx toys, owned and operated by a private collector. Gift shop on-site. Admission $6.50.

Historic National Road. The nation's first federally-funded interstate highway, which began in Cumberland, Maryland and eventually reached Saint Louis Metro East in Illinois. The highway crosses the West Virginia panhandle from Little Wheeling Creek near Mt. Echo over Wheeling Island to the Ohio border. To drive it, follow the Historic Route 40 markers.

African-American Jubilee, Wheeling waterfront. Held during the last weekend in June. African-American food, fashion show, live music, arts and crafts.

Upper Ohio Valley Italian Heritage Festival. Held during one weekend in late July. The largest Italian festival in West Virginia, and the third-largest in the country. Bocce tournament, pasta exhibit, wine competition and tasting, ethnic foods, arts and crafts, carnival midway, live entertainment.

American Heritage Glass and Craft Festival, Oglebay Park. Held during the first weekend in August. Traditional crafts, music and food, with costumed guides describing Wheeling's history.

Oktoberfest, Artisan Center. Held in mid-September. German food, music, and lots of beer.

OglebayFest, Oglebay Park. Held the first weekend in October. An artist's market with over 100 artisans, a harvest market offering West Virginia food products, chrysanthemum display, parade, fireworks display, live entertainment, dancing, juried arts and crafts show, home-cooked and ethnic foods, German Rathskeller and the Ohio County Fair.

Winter Festival of Lights, Oglebay Resort & Conference Center. Held from early November through early January, from dusk to 11PM. One of America's largest light shows since 1985, with a three-mile drive covering around 125 acres. Trolley tours available.

SDS Media Xpress, ☎+1 304-639-3657. SDS puts on multiple Karaoke and Dj events throughout the Ohio Valley on a weekly basis. Schedule will be posted on Website. In addition, SDS provides the in house sound and light system for Yesterdays Draught House and Stage at 1056 Main St. Historic Downtown Wheeling. Shows are every Friday and Saturday night as well as occasional weekday events.

Foggy Bottom Family Fun Center, 68 East Cove Avenue, 304-242-PUTT (7888). Open Sa 11AM-11PM, Su 11AM-8PM. The area's largest mini-golf course and the only laser tag arena, as well as indoor batting cages, an arcade, and a cafe serving hoagies and pizza. During October, the Festival of Fright with three haunted houses is available on weekends from dusk to midnight.

Mt. Wood House (The castle), Rt 40 East&West Acsessable on Mt. Wood Rd. Just North on Stone Blvd. Open Dawn to Dusk. Mt. Wood Overlook is called "The Castle" by locals or "Stone House" to some people. It was going to be a house until the owner's wife had died so he was heartbroken and stopped building it and sold it to the city and opened it to the public.And is Free.

Collect fossils. About four and a half miles northeast of Wheeling are a series of boulders from the Monongahela Group along Long Run, where late Pennsylvanian fossils can be found. The most common local fossil is the fern Pecopteris, but others include fish, the gymnosperm Cordaites, horsetails, the scale tree Lepidophyllum, and seed ferns.(updated Jun 2015)

Centre Market, 2200 Market St, ☎+1 304-234-3878. Fresh food, gift shops, galleries, antiques and restaurants, housed in and around two market houses - an 1853 cast iron columned market house (the only one in the country) and an 1890 brick market house.

Artisan Center, 1400 Main St, ☎+1 304-232-1810. A renovated building with a three-story atrium in downtown Wheeling, housing retail shops, galleries, historic exhibits, and working demonstrations by local artisans.

40.049817-80.7147844Pizza Villa, 236 1/2 29th St, ☎+1 304-233-1160. Open at 4:00. Serving the Valley's best pizza for over 40 years. A unique crust loaded with toppings for a great price. Try the take n bake pizza that you can cook at home.(updated Nov 2016)